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Get out!
Get outta here.
What have we here?
They ain't no use to us.
Might as well send 'em on their way.
Oh, I can think of a couple of uses.
Get him up.
Get him on his knees.
Put your hand up on the log.
I'm not gonna ask you again.
Hold on here.
Let's get back to the job, huh?
I give the orders around here.
You stole a bag of money.
I'm here to get it back.
That money is owed to us.
Don't you interrupt me again, boy.
Now where's the money?
We used it all.
Get his hand back up there.
You got nine more chances at
the truth before I get your
manhood up here on this log.
I told you, we...
We buried it by the river.
I'll show you. Just stop.
I'll show you.
Finally, someone honest.
Take care of that snot-nosed kid
or you won't be gettin' paid.
No one's touchin' the kid.
I may be a lotta things,
but kid killer ain't one of 'em.
You ride into town, you don't
stop for anything, not until
you get to the sheriff.
It's over.
Comes with the territory,
amigo. You've seen plenty worse.
Besides, you don't know anything
else but killin'.
Not anymore.
It's over.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen
thank you all for coming.
My name is Charles Howard.
I represent the company that's
building this railroad.
We are days away from your property lines.
As you can see, these green
parcels here are the ones we've
secured so far.
But as you can also see from
this map, this is the route that
the lay of the land forces us to
follow, right up to the Prescott ranch.
Now, everyone has been
cooperative up to now, except
for you and Mr. Prescott,
and I very much want to get this settled.
We agreed to meet with you
here today because we believe
our property is worth more than
your offer, Mr. Howard.
I think there's some things
that you don't quite understand.
What do you say, Mr. Prescott? Please?
Full-time job, huh?
Yes, sir, Mr. Prescott.
You're a good worker, I know that.
Yes, sir.
We work here from sunup to
dark, you know what, too.
Yes, sir.
This ain't no place for a boy, ya know.
No, sir.
What wage you expectin'?
Wage?
You can't just work here for food, ya know.
You're askin' for a man's job, man's work.
You don't figure on workin' for
nothin', do ya?
No, sir. But... Ten dollars a month.
When you got it.
Ten dollars a month, when you got it.
Ten dollars?!
Good men are hard to find, Thurmond.
And he's already had one offer.
I'd say you better hire him quick.
I hadn't thought about that.
Well, you can start by takin'
the curry to the big bay.
Go ahead, scoot!
Do you understand the concept
of eminent domain?
The government can seize any
property it deems necessary
for the greater good of the
country, and the railroad is
for the greater good of the country.
A man's land just can't be taken.
The government can have
a judge rule that your land
must be given to the railroad.
I can guarantee you that that
price will be a lot lower than
the one I'm offering you
and Mr. Prescott right now.
You people have until tomorrow
morning to make a decision.
Or what? We know you just
hired Mr. Tate and his men,
and we're prepared to do what
we must to defend ourselves and our land.
Don't do this.
Please just let him go.
The boy's not a part of this.
We asked you nicely to leave
twice now, but you are still here.
This is my husband's land.
You can't just... I can't what?
Only thing you understand is
when it's beaten into ya.
Oh, god.
God, please stop.
We'll stop when you tell me
where I can find your husband.
He's working at eagle's pass.
Now that wasn't hard, was it?
Go on, go see your boy.
Hi, Luke.
Morning.
We're almost finished here.
Railroad surveyors don't seem to
get that we're not movin' and
they ain't welcome.
How'd Noah do?
Real good.
( Horse whinnies )
We warned you, mister.
Hard to find good men.
Get down there and finish the job.
Make it look like Indians did this.
( Men yelling )
I can see why he didn't wanna
let this place go.
Mr. Riley, I'm delighted to
meet you, but I don't quite
understand why you're here.
Well, my law firm specializes
in these types of negotiations.
When Chicago was concerned about
your progress, they contracted me.
Now, what's the situation with
these three parcels of land right here?
I just spoke with the owners,
and those parcels are now in hand.
Good. And where's they survey camp?
My survey camp is here.
Now, I understand a Mr.
Prescott has your offer.
For the better part of a year
now, but he won't budge.
Hm. I'd like to talk to him.
You're leaving oak hill to Luke and Monty?
I am.
What's goin' on?
Well, if anything should
happen to me, I don't want there
to be any doubt as to what
should be done with oak hill.
Does Luke know?
No. Neither does Monty.
And there's no need for them
to know unless something happens to me.
Why're you givin' this to me?
For safe keepin'.
Nothin's gonna happen to you,
right, Thurmond?
Too damn stubborn to die on us anyway.
Don't you worry about me.
I'll do the talkin'.
Man from Chicago in?
Got in this morning.
Just what we needed.
Let's be clear, Tate.
I'm not happy he's here either.
But for now, you let him do
things the way he wants to.
Where do you want him?
Take him up and talk to Prescott.
What about these other three homesteaders?
They want more money.
We took care of the last
family just north of them
this morning; I could do the
same to those three.
No. Not now. You need to keep
Riley occupied with Prescott
and outta my hair.
What if these homesteaders
hold out, and this Riley fella
catches wind of it?
I don't know, but until I do
know, I need your eye on Riley
at all times.
I don't need Washington and
Chicago coming down on me
any more than they have already.
So for now, what he says goes
until I say otherwise.
Is that understood?
Yes, sir.
Mr. Riley, I'd like you to
meet my best foreman, Mr. Tate.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Mr. Tate will take you out to
the survey camp.
Um, have you spoken to
Mr. Prescott recently?
We had a little disagreement
a couple of days ago.
The survey can't wait for
Mr. Prescott to come to his senses.
That's why I'm here, Mr.
Howard.
In my absence, Mr. Riley,
obviously you speak for the
railroad, and Mr. Tate here works for you.
Yes, that's the way it was
explained to me as well.
And by the way, we're down a
man. Can you get a replacement?
I have someone in mind.
Good. Let's go then.
How the hell did he get his britches off?
This is the great D.C. cracker?
Are you in?
( Scoffs )
Let's see 'em.
Well, this is a far cry from
Chicago, isn't it?
I forgot... Anything could be so peaceful.
Yeah, sand storms, rattlesnakes.
Freezin' cold and furnace heat.
If you're a mile from town,
you're a guaranteed dead man.
Ain't my idea of peaceful.
That's interesting, Mr. Tate.
You hate this land so much,
but yet, you stay.
I'm a railroad man.
Railroad's comin' here.
Ya know, it's my job to
handle this Prescott matter peacefully.
Meanin'?
There's no need for a man
like D.C. cracker.
You ain't never met Prescott.
I have.
He starts wavin' that shotgun of
his around again, I want me
a little insurance.
I suggest you get some sleep, men.
Mrs. Prescott.
Mornin', Luke.
Mornin', Noah.
Here's your coffee.
Thanks.
Well, chores are done, sun's
up. You ready to go?
Go? Where?
Where? Hunting, of course.
You told me yesterday... Sh, sh.
Mr. Prescott sleepin'?
Rifle and shells are on the
kitchen table, but hush up now,
or we'll both end up doin'
chores. All right.
Mr. Cracker.
( Groans )
You want some coffee?
Where am I?
Just outside of Nogales.
The railroad survey camp.
You came aboard last night.
With a little help.
Thank you.
Who the hell are you?
My name's Riley.
Jess Riley.
I'm leading the survey crew,
clearin' the way for the track layers. Oh.
You know why you're here?
You're here for protection.
You're not to use that gun
unless I tell you to do so.
Is that perfectly clear?
Yeah.
Mount up.
I wanna see where Mr. Prescott's
land begins.
He's the one that hired you,
but I'm management, which means
I'm his boss and yours.
You take orders only from me.
You ever shoot jackrabbits before?
Once or twice.
When? I never seen you shoot nothin'.
A long time ago.
Monty says they taste like chicken.
Maybe Montana chicken.
Cut 'em.
Excuse me. Mr. Marsh,
I don't believe I told you...
Whoa, whoa, hold your fire.
You're a little partial to
trespassin' on other people's
property, ain't you?
Put your guns away, gentlemen.
I ain't seen you before.
My name's Riley. Jess Riley.
And I'm here to stop any more
problems between you and the railroad.
That ain't hard.
Just stay off my property.
Riley's here to talk,
Prescott. I suggest you listen
while you still can.
And who are you?
Name's cracker.
D.C. cracker.
You don't look like no railroad man.
Thank you very much, sir.
Well, get on with it.
What?
Your speech... about how I'm
standin' in the way of progress.
You seem to know it pretty well.
Ought to. I've heard it enough times.
This time, I'm prepared to
make a substantial offer.
I ain't interested.
You haven't even heard it yet.
Look, it all boils down to
one thing... me movin' off my
land, don't it?
Yes, sir, that's right.
Then we got nothin' more to talk about.
So what you're sayin' is that
you won't move, so the railroad
just has to stop.
I spent 30 years in this land.
You reckon that's not important?
Why are you wastin' time?
They're just a bunch of ignorant
dirt farmers.
You're a likeable fella,
Mr. Riley, and I appreciate your offer.
But you all can go now, 'cause
we got nothin' more to talk about.
Stop it, damn it. Stop it!
Ya know, for such
a reasonable man, Mr. Riley,
you sure do promote a hell of a brawl.
How you doin'?
Better than you, I reckon.
I'm riding into Nogales.
Talk to you later, Mr. Prescott.
Where the hell were you?
They're just ignorant dirt farmers.
I thought you could handle it.
You should've worn your gun.
Things sure have changed.
It's a changin' world.
Yeah.
Raise it up a little more.
A little more. The other side's
perfect. Right there.
Yes, yes. Perfect. Very good.
Newest depot office west of Chicago.
You must be Howard's new man from Chicago.
You can tell?
Few people out hereabouts
where suits as elegant as yours.
Butterfield's the name.
Donald l.
Jess Riley.
I am the mayor of Nogales
and it was I and a few of my
civic-minded business associates
went to Chicago several years
back and asked that your
railroad route through Nogales.
We were gratified when our small
town was chosen.
Well, I'm sure that both you
and the town are gonna prosper.
I would like to offer to help
you with the Prescott matter.
I was out at his place this
morning. Is he gonna leave?
No.
The only person he'll listen
to is Luke rivers.
Rivers.
Prescott's man.
He showed up outta nowhere
a couple of years ago.
I think I met him today.
The only person Prescott will listen to.
If he's the one I'm thinking
of, I doubt he'll talk to me.
Maybe not you, but you oughta
look up Jo Tanner.
Who's he?
Not he. She.
She owns the boardinghouse
in town, she's a teacher,
got a good, level head on her.
Might listen to you if you can talk sense.
And I don't mean to spread
gossip, but she... Where can I find her?
The church is also the
school; Just south of town if
you go that way.
I think I know where it is.
Thank you.
Anything else I can do for
you, you let me know.
Actually, I was hoping to
find a local man to help me with
my books while I'm here. Do you
know anybody?
Look no further. I'm your man.
All right. You start tomorrow.
I am your humble servant.
Thank you, sir.
We had some trouble out at Prescott's.
Was I not clear?
I told you to let Riley take the
lead on this.
He was.
You're reckless.
I get the job done.
Yes, when you are free to do
it, but with Riley reporting to
Chicago, you have to use more discretion.
So you want me to roll over.
You used to ride with rivers.
Are you telling me he can't be swayed?
Rivers is an ornery cuss.
He always was.
You're not afraid of him, are you?
I ain't afraid of no one.
What about the others?
Monty isn't much, but with
rivers backin' him, I suppose
he's dangerous enough.
Prescott's quick to the trigger
for an old man.
The other one ain't nothin' but a boy.
You have to use the right
kind of pressure on rivers.
When he sees that, rivers will
see it isn't worth it, and he'll
move on, and without rivers,
the others will fold.
We'll hurt him good.
All right, so do it,
but when Riley is in town.
It's her!
I don't care who started it.
I'm ending it.
Miss Tanner?
Harold, stop pullin' her
hair, or I will have your pa tan your hide.
Miss Tanner, my name's Jess Riley.
I'm with the railroad.
You wanna drive your track
through my school, right?
Actually, I'd like to talk
about Luke rivers.
If you went to him with
a message, would he listen?
Depends on the message.
I understand that he wields
a certain amount of influence
over Thurmond Prescott.
I'd just like him to know
that if he could persuade
Prescott to move, he'd be
generously remunerated.
Go to hell, Mr. Riley.
What happened?
What's the matter?
You're tryin' to use me to
buy off Luke, that's what's the
matter, and I have news for you.
I won't be used, and Luke can't be bought.
I didn't mean to insult you
or Mr. Rivers. I'm sorry.
I went to see Prescott this
morning, and I tried to settle
this matter peacefully, but
before I knew it, there was a brawl.
It wasn't pleasant.
These are the facts.
The railroad is coming.
Prescott must move.
I sympathize with him.
But we're talking about
something that's bigger than
both him or me.
You're a schoolteacher.
You've studied history.
You know that people's lives
are often disrupted by new
things, new ways.
The railroad can benefit thousands.
It can't be stopped by one man,
no matter how justified his
position might be.
Do you think you'd feel that
way if that one man were you.
Honestly, I don't know.
Miss Tanner, I need your help.
Someone has got to talk some
sense into Thurmond Prescott
before something terrible happens.
I'll talk to Luke.
Thank you.
Good day, sir.
He's knocked out.
( Laughs )
Where you goin'?
Cracker! Yeah?
I asked you where you're goin'.
You want me to shoot him?
No.
I'll see you around then.
Sir, after thinking it
through, we will move...
If you double your offer.
Well, that is not what I was
hoping to hear.
If we are going to move,
the money you have offered is not enough.
The way we see it, you're
running out of options and time.
I see.
We're serious, Mr. Howard.
Excuse me. I have some work to do.
Luke.
I, uh, I been meanin' to... I know.
I know how it is.
I had a visitor today.
A man named Riley from the railroad.
Yeah? We met.
Yes.
He said there was a brawl.
I'm okay.
This Riley fella,
he wants you to go talk to
Thurmond about gettin' out.
He claims he only wants peace.
A fair settlement.
I believe him.
Yeah? Well, he's crazy if
he thinks I can get Thurmond to
listen to me.
What is it?
All right, out, out.
Everybody out, 'cept you, Noah.
Boil some water and bring clean towels.
Nothin's broken.
He wants to talk to you, Luke.
What's the matter, Thurmond?
Oh, Luke blames me for what
happened to Monty.
Know what I want, Luke?
Anything, Monty. Name it.
I've been thinkin'.
Maybe I'll head on home.
Good idea.
Leaves'll be turnin' soon.
Trout'll be bitin'.
Ma's Berry pies.
Keep on like that, I might just tag along.
I think I'll take a nap now.
You're sure no one saw what
you did to Prescott's man.
Nope.
So they got the message.
Yeah, they got the message.
Good.
I have another job for you.
Those three families have
decided you're the one they'd
rather deal with.
Rivers.
You wouldn't have needed it if you had it.
You come to brag about what
you did to the boy?
I'd kill a man before I'd
rawhide him like that.
You tell Tate his message has
been delivered.
Comin' here's my idea.
You all of a sudden found
religion, cracker?
That's funny you said that.
Just today I was thinkin' the
same thing about a fella I once knew.
Last I saw of him, he was ridin'
this big old roan horse,
carryin' a nickel-plated Colt.
And just yesterday, would you
believe it, I run smack dab into him.
And what's he doin'?
Pretendin' to be some dirt
farmer, scabby ranch in the
middle of nowheres.
What makes you think he's pretendin'?
'Cause you ain't no fool.
Only a fool would try to fight
against the odds that are
standin' up against you.
You keep fightin' for this railroad...
I'll have to kill you.
Friends oughtn't to kill friends.
You listen real good, Luke.
If you don't talk sense to that
Prescott, all any of you is
gonna end up with is six feet of this land.
( Gun cocks )
I'm right here, Sonny.
Put the gun down, thurmond.
I'll put it down, but it'll be smokin'.
He ain't here to make trouble.
Trash like him makes nothin'
but trouble.
You know, old wild bill died
with a bullet in the back of his
head, holdin' the winnin' hand.
Aces and eights.
It's a dead man's hand.
I'll be back tomorrow
to check on monty's dressings.
He's leavin' tomorrow.
Well, then, say good-bye to
him for me, then.
( Screaming )
Let's have a little kiss, sugar.
Oh, you whore!
Damn, Tate, I didn't get my turn with her.
Shut up and bag 'em.
Just what do you want?
You seem like a nice lady.
I don't wanna see you hurt.
I don't wanna see anybody hurt.
Then don't hurt anybody.
To you, life is cheap.
You've got nothin' to live by
and nobody to live for.
You know Luke, don't you?
In another life.
You wanna talk, tell me about him.
If you know me, you know Luke.
Ma'am.
Luke. Hey, I'm glad to see ya
handlin' that gun.
You leaving?
A man's got a right to defend what's his.
It doesn't give him the right
to commit suicide.
Luke, we all gotta die sometime.
But I'd rather it be for
something now than for nothing later.
Give it up, thurmond.
We'll start over.
You, me, Noah.
We'll head up north where
there's rain and good soil instead of dust.
You know, when I built this
place, I said it would be my last.
I buried Margaret up in oak
hill, but you know, you're right.
You're young, and you have your
whole life ahead of you.
This isn't your fight.
It's mine.
Good-bye, Luke.
( Woman screams )
Come on.
Who is it?
Luke.
I'm ridin' out I thought you should know.
I guess I'm not surprised.
Well, that's that.
What happened to us, Luke?
Why didn't it work out?
You wanted no more than any
woman's got a right to expect.
I'll miss you... All the days of my life.
And I bet you'll come to miss me, too.
I miss you already.
Why are you doing this?
Stop. Stop!
It's gonna take forever to Bury them.
Ain't no one'll find 'em down there.
I don't know. Tate said to Bury 'em good.
Help me with this so we can go get a drink.
Make sure you get me the
right survey map so we can
properly record what we find.
Yes, sir.
You don't approve?
Doesn't seem to be my place
to judge, Mr. Cracker, now does it? Nope.
Just seems to me that you're
a better man than you let on.
How's that?
The other day at the fence
line, when the others were
fighting, you had the good sense
to stay out of it.
I do my fightin' with this now.
I didn't see you go to heel
after the fightin' started, nor
after Prescott fired his rifle.
Gettin' slow.
So where you off to with that
surveyor fella?
I gotta get on the Prescott land.
I gotta do a real survey and
find out what we're dealin'
with.
I think Prescott seems like
a reasonable man.
What about that boss man of yours, Howard?
Is he interested in reason?
He's not my boss.
I was sent here by Chicago to do
a job, and I'm gonna do it.
If you ask me, they sent you
on a fool's errand.
We both know that railroad's
gonna go right through this territory.
There's only so many paths it
can take, and right now,
that's straight through the
heart of that old man's land,
land he don't wanna give up.
Ain't too hard to figure how
this is gonna end.
If Tate had his way,
it would end only one way.
But the world's changing,
Mr. Cracker, and that type of
violence won't be tolerated anymore.
This railroad is going to bring
a lot of things... commerce,
progress, but most of all, it's
gonna bring the rule of law.
Men like you and Tate are a dying breed.
I'm no Tate.
That might be true, but
people can change, Mr. Cracker.
'Cause in the end, if they
don't, what's their life amounted to?
Good day, Mr. Cracker.
Mr. Prescott.
Yeah.
Monty's gone.
I know. Where'd he go?
North. Home.
Where's Luke?
Gone.
When's he comin' back?
He ain't.
Did Luke run away?
Get your gear, son.
I'm gonna take you back to town.
No, no. You hired me.
I got no more use for help.
Don't you understand?
There's a railroad comin'
through here, boy.
We'll fight 'em, then.
A few more like you, I reckon we could.
Get your gear, boy.
We're through here.
Come on.
It's done.
And they won't be found.
No.
I heard one of Prescott's
men, monty, packed up and moved out.
And what about rivers?
Rivers has been seen in town
with the schoolteacher.
If he isn't out at
Prescott's, that makes him fair
game, right?
Tell your boys to keep their
eyes open, but make it look like
he made the first move, and take
cracker with you this time.
I thought you wanted me to
keep things quiet.
Use him.
What do you think, Mr. Riley?
I think this is it.
Good god!
Who would do something like this? Indians.
I don't think the Indians
would take the time to bag up
the bodies and dump them way out here.
Someone else did this.
They didn't want these bodies to be found.
You boys look tuckered.
Well, wouldn't be if we stood
around here like you.
Or him.
When the hell you gonna let
him work up a sweat?
Don't worry, he will.
You think he'll stick it out?
I hope not.
That's why you left, isn't it?
So he'll quit when he realizes he's alone?
It won't be so bad livin' in town.
There'll be other boys there...
I hate towns.
I hate 'em, too.
I think that does it.
I'm gonna settle up.
Run down there and go get Mr. Tate.
We all have choices.
Leavin' was my choice.
Thurmond's choice is up to him.
Any notion where you're headed?
Just north.
So after north, when that doesn't work out.
East, then west, I guess.
Then south.
That about covers it.
Pick it up.
'Bout time you headed back up
to that schoolhouse of yours, ain't it?
I'm not leaving you.
That's good.
She can stick around here and
watch her little hero get what
you and that bastard Prescott
have been beggin' for.
I'm tired of playin' around.
You pick up that gun.
Go ahead. Pick it up.
You got no argument with that
Tate that don't include me.
Put the gun down, thurmond.
This is between Tate and me.
Oh, Luke.
Don't talk.
It's yours now.
Oak hill.
You oughta take me home.
Let's get him into the wagon.
Cracker, you're workin'
for me.
It's a changin' world.
Oh, we're on thin ice here.
I made the numbers look as good
as possible.
You're a fine accountant.
( Men talking loudly )
Hey, what's goin' on here?
What happened?
Let me through.
You wanna talk? This is what
talkin' gets you.
This is rivers' work.
Him and that double-crossin'
bastard cracker.
Men, listen to me.
We're railroad men, not vigilantes.
Our job is to survey for the track.
You bastards started it.
I didn't start it, I wasn't
there. You weren't either.
This was cold-blooded murder.
These boys didn't stand a chance.
If we have to fight, we'll
fight, but we didn't come here
to start a war.
We came here to build a railroad
and to get rich.
You know what this is?
This is a telegram from the home
office in Chicago, authorizing
me to pay each of you a $25
bonus if we finish our work here
by the end of this week.
Now who's with me?
Who wants a $25 bonus?
Man: I want justice is what I want.
That's what we want, yeah.
You got some work to do?
Let's get with it, Mr. Tate.
We should go get 'em.
Wow!
Monty!
I sure am glad you boy
didn't start the party without me.
You're back.
You came back!
Shoulda kept goin' all the
way back to Montana.
Started off in that
direction, but along about noon,
I got to thinkin', and, well,
guess them trout'll have to wait
a while longer.
Name's monty.
Don't think we were properly
introduced last time we met.
Cracker. D.C. cracker.
Didn't expect to find you on
this side of the wire.
I didn't expect to be here.
Where's thurmond?
He's up on oak hill.
Guess I'll mosey on up there
and let him know there'll be
five of us waiting on this side
of the wire.
Damn it all.
Damn it all to hell.
So, Mr. Riley.
What news do you have?
I think I found a way for
both parties to get what they want. How?
It's gonna take more time
and cost more money, but this
route, coupled with a few
trade-offs, it could work.
How is that?
I traveled the route today
with a surveyor from one end to
the other, and I think Prescott
might accept my new proposal.
Good.
There's one other thing.
When we were comin' back here,
we came across some dead bodies in a gully.
We should call the county sheriff.
I'll telegraph the sheriff
first thing in the morning.
Okay.
Thank you.
He found them.
I'll take care of it.
Mr. Riley is not an idiot.
As soon as he finds out you had
something to do with Prescott's
death, he's going to figure it out.
And when he figures it out,
you're going to hang, and me with you.
They got nothin'.
I'm gonna go out there, and
I'm going to back Mr. Riley's plan 100%.
He doesn't know he's gonna walk
into a hornets' nest there tomorrow.
And once he does, I want things
to go bad real fast.
And then, Riley gets caught in
the crossfire. You understand?
Completely.
Good. And you better pray for
yourself real hard, my man.
I sure as hell don't like the
idea of us just sittin' here
waitin' for 'em to come.
We don't have much of a choice.
We'll split up the night.
Do watches in three shifts.
I'll go first.
All right. We'll see you back there.
Surveyors are makin' up time.
Chicago's gonna be happy.
We could acquire oak hill.
You really think he's gonna
be waitin' there?
If you were him, would you
want some fella from Chicago
running you off your place?
Come on, let's go.
Boss, some of the men, they're gettin'...
Men are gettin' paid.
You mind if I take a squint
through them goggles, son?
Good mornin', Mr. Cracker.
Good mornin'.
Monty.
Take a look.
They'll be comin' soon.
That they will, boy.
Yes, sir. That they will.
Luke.
Jo.
What's goin' on?
Noah!
What's the matter, Luke?
Monty.
Monty! I thought monty left.
He came back.
Why, Luke?
Why did he come back?
'Cause we're stayin'.
You're crazy.
Maybe. But that's how it is.
But yesterday you were
leavin', so why stay now?
'Cause thurmond's dead.
Gettin' killed won't bring him back.
No.
Then why?
You wanna stay, don't you?
I saw you at butterfield's yesterday.
That look in your eyes.
I hope that's not true.
Maybe you're right.
Maybe guys like me don't change.
Can't.
I don't have the answers, Jo.
I don't know why cracker's
with us instead of against us.
I don't know why monty came
back when it's not his fight.
Why thurmond took me in.
All I know... Is I've been runnin' and
fightin' my whole damn life, and I'm tired.
And I finally found somethin'
worth fightin' for.
Ma'am.
They're almost at the wire.
They're pushin', all right.
Get your things.
You're goin' with Jo.
No, I'm stayin'.
No, you're not.
But I wanna fight.
I've been practicin'.
Get your things!
Said I'm goin'!
Alone if I have to.
Pretty good with pop gun, are you?
I hit what I aim at.
Hit me.
What?
Go ahead, shoot me.
No. I ain't gonna.
I think the boy's a coward, Luke.
Yeah, I guess.
Shut up.
Yeah, look, he's cowardly, all right.
One finger on the trigger, and
he's too damn scared to pull it.
Shut up!
See now what Luke's been tellin' you? Hm?
No shame in it, son.
This just ain't your time, that's all.
I hope you both get killed.
Noah, come back. Noah!
Find him, Jo.
Make him understand.
Please, Luke, don't do this.
They'll kill you.
Maybe.
Whatever happens, shoulda
happened years ago.
You better get goin'.
The way that kid runs, he'll be
in Mexico before you catch him.
Noah. Noah!
Please try to understand.
No!!
It's for the best.
I don't care.
They don't want you hurt.
I coulda helped.
They need me.
Luke did this because he loves you.
Because he doesn't want the gun
to become a part of your life
the way that it did his.
Where you goin'?
Just to talk.
Morning, gentlemen.
I am unarmed.
Him, too.
That's good, right?
So you decided you didn't like
railroad money, huh, Mr. Cracker?
Nope. Just the railroad.
Drunk, that's what you are.
Just a body scraped up off
a whorehouse floor.
( Men chuckling )
That's the truth.
Gentlemen, I don't want any trouble today.
The way that track's headed,
I'd say you're lookin' for it.
Are you gonna listen to this?
He's threatenin' us.
Please, we can handle this
matter peacefully.
Now where's Mr. Prescott?
I have a plan that will solve everything.
That's a poor joke, Riley,
even for a railroad man.
I don't understand.
You know damn well thurmond's dead.
He's dead?
I... I didn't.
Do you know anything about this?
He should. Him and his
friends gunned him down.
Find Donald butterfield.
Collect your pay.
You can't fire me.
You're through.
I liked Prescott.
I respected him.
He was a good man, and I'm sorry he's dead.
But the fact is, we're here,
alive, and I've worked out
a plan that I think... I hope
is gonna keep us that way.
Here's your ranch.
House, pumps, irrigation field,
barn, et cetera.
And here's the railroad,
comin' through this way,
right through your property.
However, I've come up with three
alternatives, all of which are
gonna cost the railroad both
time and money, but none of
which should cost anybody else their lives.
Now I'd like to avoid this
direction 'cause of the gullies.
And this way's bad because the
Sandy land won't support our track beds.
But... if we swing a wide loop
this way, missing your buildings
and your irrigation field,
cutting off this portion of your
property right here, which is
currently unused.
In return, the railroad will
give you an equal portion of
property adjacent to the land
you already keep.
Plus, the free machinery and
manpower to build your own
irrigation system better than
the one you already have.
That's a good plan.
That's a workable plan... For all of us.
What do you think?
Appears fair.
We're givin' up somethin' but
get somethin' even better.
Not bad.
Can we trust him?
Yeah. I trust him.
I think thurmond would be pleased.
Hell with Prescott.
What about my men?
Three men murdered by you and
that drunken son of a bitch.
Come on. What are you waitin' for?
No!!
Stop! Stop!
Stop! Everybody stop!
Reloading.
Luke!
Noah! Noah!
Get down!
Get down, Noah!
Monty!
Get down, Noah!
Get outta here, Noah!
You look like hell.
Yeah? Well, how you doin'?
I've been better.
Thanks.
Oh, come on.
Wait. He's mine.
I won't miss like last time.
Boy.
Change is comin', son.
Pick up that gun, and you won't
be part of it.
But there's a railroad comin'
through, and I'm gonna need some good men.
Luke. Luke!
Hey, you, hang on, Luke.
You're gonna make it.
I'm not goin' anywhere.
You better not.
I think we can, uh...
I think we can stop the bleeding.
No, Jo, I mean I'm not leavin' you again.
Some things are worth fightin' for.
.